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    Gavin Newsom takes top spot in California's primary for governor

    by Phil Willon and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Jun 06, 2018 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Gavin Newsom, the favorite of the California Democratic Party's core liberal base, won the top spot in Tuesday's primary election for California governor, but the fight for the second spot on the November ballot continued as votes were being counted.

    Rival Democrat and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Republican businessman John Cox both appeared to be within reach of finishing in the top two, with far-right GOP Assemblyman Travis Allen also in the mix.

    Polls closed at 8 p.m. After reports that more than 118,000 voters were accidentally left off the rolls at Los Angeles County polling places, Villaraigosa on Tuesday night called on elections officials to extend voting until Friday.

    Cox has poured nearly $5 million into his bid for governor, but his political fortunes grew considerably when President Donald Trump fired off a tweet endorsing him in

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